Schneeberg, Mountain summit in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

Schneeberg is a mountain summit in Upper Franconia that rises to 1,051 meters and represents the highest point of the Fichtel Mountains. The area features forested slopes with rocky outcrops, and multiple hiking paths traverse the landscape to reach the peak and explore the surrounding terrain.

During the Cold War, the summit served a strategic purpose with military installations and a listening post constructed on the peak. The remains of these structures are still visible today and stand as reminders of the region's role during that era.

The rock group at the summit is called Backöfele ("baking oven"), and the name passed to the oak-log observation tower built there in 1926 by the Weißenstadt group of the Fichtelgebirge Club. Tradition holds that during the Thirty Years' War residents of nearby villages fled to this rock and baked their bread there. The name Schneeberg most likely comes from the long snow cover, though a derivation from snede ("border") has also been proposed.

Visitors can reach the summit via several well-marked hiking trails starting from the towns of Bischofsgrün and Weißenstadt that lead through the terrain. Vehicle access to the peak is not available, so plan for a few hours of walking to complete the hike.

The 78.2-metre tower on the summit was built from 1963 for the Bundeswehr's Fernmeldesektor E and began operating in 1967; a roughly 20-metre tunnel served as winter access so soldiers were shielded from falling ice. The twelfth floor held the control centre, and the fourth floor housed rooms used by the Bundesnachrichtendienst. Since 2010 the tower has been a listed monument.